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Job Category : Legal
Location : Newham Dockside, London Borough of Havering
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Pay rate: £20-30ph Umbrella depending upon experience.
Legal Officer (Property and Regeneration)
Job Purpose
⦁ To support lawyers in providing legal advice to the Councils, Members, and Officers, and support legal solutions to enable the Councils to achieve their goals.
⦁ To assist lawyers and senior lawyers in delivering high-quality, solution-focused legal work across multiple disciplines and sites, supporting customers in different organizations.
⦁ To provide legal and administrative support specifically in Property and Regeneration.
Specific Responsibilities
* Support lawyers with a caseload of legal work, including research, drafting pleadings, statements, correspondence, preparing bundles, instructions to counsel, and liaising with customers and third parties. Work autonomously to produce creative legal solutions, with supervision as needed.
* Assist with strategic projects across multi-functional teams as required.
* Carry out advocacy on preliminary matters when needed, and follow procedures for instructing external support.
* Collaborate with the Administrative Support Team to ensure support tasks are completed effectively.
* Provide legal advice to customers, liaise with other parties, and make appropriate decisions independently.
* Work some evenings, weekends, and public holidays to meet service requirements and represent the Councils effectively.
* Perform other duties as required within the scope of the role.
Qualifications and Experience
Demonstrate a high level of competence with a legal qualification up to degree level or relevant experience in legal practice related to Property and Regeneration.
Knowledge and Skills
Basic understanding of local government operations, legal challenges, and the context of local government law related to Property and Regeneration.
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